The obligor may set off a claim against the previous obligee to which they are entitled against the new obligee as well, unless, when acquiring the claim, they were aware of the assignment or the claim only became due after they obtained knowledge of this and later than the assigned claim became due.
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Book 2 · Law of obligations › Division 5 · Transfer of a claim › Section 406
Set-off in relation to the new obligee
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